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All prime ministers of Nepal between 1768 and 1950 were Chhetris with the exception of Ranga Nath Poudyal, being a Khas Brahmin. [2] Of the 23 men who have been elected since Nepal attained democracy from the Ranas in 1951, 15 have been Khas Brahmin, 3 Thakuri , 2 Newar Shresthas , 2 Chhetri, and 1 Sanyasi/Dasnami . [ 3 ]
Prime Minister: Putney United Kingdom: Illness – peptic ulceration [4] Mateo de Toro Zambrano: 1811 Chile: President of the Government Junta: Santiago Chile: Spencer Perceval: 1812 United Kingdom: Prime Minister: Westminster United Kingdom: Assassination – shooting [5] George Canning: 1827 United Kingdom: Prime Minister: Chiswick United Kingdom
During World War II (1939–45), a total of 250,280 Gurkhas served in 40 battalions, plus eight Nepalese Army battalions, plus parachute, training, garrison, and porter units. They earned 2,734 bravery awards, and suffered around 32,000 casualties in all theatres.
During the suspension of the monarchy, Girija Prasad Koirala, then Prime Minister of Nepal, acted as the Head of State. On 28 May 2008, the Assembly voted to abolish the monarchy. Ram Baran Yadav was elected by the Constituent Assembly, and was sworn in as the nation's first president on 23 July 2008. Status: Denotes Acting Head of State
Prime minister Bir Shumsher dies; Dev Shumsher becomes the prime minister. [14] 27 Mar Prime minister Dev Shumsher is deposed by his relatives; Chandra Shumsher becomes the prime minister. [14] 1914: Thousands of Nepalese citizens fight as soldiers for British in World War I (to 1918) 1923: 21 Dec: Treaty with Britain affirms Nepal's ...
On September 4, 1939 Nepal declared war on Germany in solidarity with the Allied Forces, assisting the United Kingdom as they had in World War I and the Indian Mutiny. Twelve regiments of Gurkha soldiers from Nepal were sent to fight in the British Indian Army. They arrived in India in March 1940. [1]
Prime Minister of Jordan: June 14, 1958: Baghdad Iraq: By revolutionaries Faisal II: King of Iraq: July 14, 1958 Arab Federation: Military coup d'état: S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike: Prime Minister of Ceylon: September 26, 1959: Colombo Ceylon: Talduwe Somarama: Hazza' Majali: Prime Minister of Jordan: August 29, 1960: Amman Jordan: Killed in a ...
Field-Marshal His Highness Maharaja Sri Teen Chandra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana GCB GCSI GCMG GCVO FRGS (8 July 1863 – 26 November 1929) was the Prime Minister of Nepal from the Rana dynasty. He served in this capacity from 27 June 1901 to his death in 1929 after he successfully deposed his liberal and reformist brother Dev Shamsher .